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Wild Rice with Dried Apricots and Pistachios

Ingredients

· 7 cups water

· 1 cup wild rice

· 2 teaspoons extra-virgin olive oil

· 1 small red onion

· 1 medium red bell pepper

· 2 cloves garlic

· 1 1/2 teaspoons ground cumin

· 1/2 cup dried apricots

· 1/2 cup orange juice

· 1/4 teaspoon salt

· Freshly ground pepper

· 2/3 cup thinly sliced scallion greens

· 1/3 cup shelled pistachios

Cooking Instructions

1. Bring water to a boil in a large saucepan. Add wild rice, cover,
reduce heat to medium-low and cook at a lively simmer until the grains are
tender and starting to split, 45 to 55 minutes. Drain in a fine sieve.

2. Shortly before the wild rice is ready, heat oil in a large nonstick
skillet over medium-high heat. Add onion and cook, stirring often, until
softened, 2 to 3 minutes. Add bell pepper, garlic and cumin; cook,
stirring, for 1 minute. Add apricots, orange juice, salt and pepper;
simmer until the apricots have plumped and the liquid has reduced
slightly, 1 to 2 minutes. Stir in the wild rice. Remove from the heat and
stir in scallion greens. Serve topped with chopped pistachios